ARGH! I had just decided to go ahead and quote a price to two people who msg'd me and finally part with the old girl. Now....
I am a history buff, especially WW2, so this pistol's origins count a lot for me. I bought it hoping for an actual WW2 era .45. I knew it was old when I bought it but I was pleased to learn later it was actually assembled in 1943. I was looking for a Colt brand and never heard of Ithaca. Looked the same though. Hey, I was 23!
Man, I really want that SA XD-45 Tactical though.
Can you find those used very cheap?
The pistol is basically just to cover me while I get to my SKS and my wife backs me up with her pump 20g. I mainly want a gun I can go plink with my friends and actually compete as far as accuracy. And maybe keep in my truck when I get CCL.
The last 1911A1's made for the military, as a whole, stopped in 1945 at the end of WWII. Thats right!! All the 1911A1's I carried and numerous other soldiers, sailors, and marines, from 1945 till they changed her out in the mid 80's were all USGI WWII 1911A1's. The last one I carried was a USS(Union Switch&Signal). These guns have soldiered through WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and several other ugly places in the world. Its not just WWII, but all the other places as well!!